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Animal Anatomy
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Biology
9th Grade
05/26/2014

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What is a stimulus?
Definition
information in the environment that causes an organism to react.
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What is the neutral circuit pathway that a nerve follows?
Definition
stimulus then sensory neurons then motor neurons then response.
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What is the simplest nervous system?
Definition
nerve net.
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What does molting enable arthropods to do?
Definition
to grow.
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What is a tendon?
Definition
tough connective tissue that connects skeletal muscles to bones.
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What is the difference between oviparous and ovoviviparous?
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oviparous develop embryo eggs outside body. ovoviviparous develop embryo inside the body.
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What are endocrine glands responsible for?
Definition
regulate body activity by raising hormones.
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What is an endotherm?
Definition
animal whose body temperature is regulated at least in part using heat generated within its body.
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